Dom Casmurro 135.4 · 135.4

Pensamentos durante o espetáculo

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Tais eram as ideias que me iam passando pela cabeça, vagas e turvas, à medida que o mouro rolava convulso, e Iago destilava a sua calúnia. Nos intervalos não me levantava da cadeira; não queria expor-me a encontrar algum conhecido.

Such were the ideas that were passing through my head, vague and troubled, as the Moor rolled convulsed, and Iago distilled his calumny. In the intervals I did not get up from the chair; I did not want to expose myself to meeting some acquaintance.

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The narrator describes the vague and troubled thoughts passing through his mind as he watches a play, unwilling to leave his seat to avoid acquaintances.

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The narrator describes his troubled thoughts during a play, and his reluctance to leave his seat to avoid acquaintances.

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